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"SOMETIMES I FIND A RUPEE IN THE GARBAGE"
THINK AS YOU READ
Q.1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage? Where is he and where has he come from?
Ans: Saheb looks for gold in the garbage dumps. Sometimes he found one rupee or even a ten rupee note in the garbage dumps. When they find a silver coin in a heap of garbage, they can not stop scrounging.
Saheb lives at Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi, with his family. He has come from Bangladesh in 1971
Ans: Saheb looks for gold in the garbage dumps. Sometimes he found one rupee or even a ten rupee note in the garbage dumps. When they find a silver coin in a heap of garbage, they can not stop scrounging.
Saheb lives at Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi, with his family. He has come from Bangladesh in 1971
Q.2. What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
Ans: Anees Jung have been seen many children walking barefoot, in cities, on village roads. She gives an explanation for the children of not wearing footwear that it is not because of lack of money but it is a tradition to stay barefoot.
Ans: Anees Jung have been seen many children walking barefoot, in cities, on village roads. She gives an explanation for the children of not wearing footwear that it is not because of lack of money but it is a tradition to stay barefoot.
Q.3. Is Saheb happy working at the tea- stall? Explain.
Ans: NO, Saheb is not happy working at tea stall. He has lost his carefree look. The steal canister was heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulder. The plastic bag was his but the canister belongs to the man who owns the tea shop. Saheb is no longer his own master!
Ans: NO, Saheb is not happy working at tea stall. He has lost his carefree look. The steal canister was heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulder. The plastic bag was his but the canister belongs to the man who owns the tea shop. Saheb is no longer his own master!
SOMETIMES I FIND A RUPEE IN THE GARBAGE OTHER IMPORTANT Q/A
Q.1. What was Saheb's full name? What does it represent?
Ans: Saheb's full name was "Saheb-e-Alam". It means lord of the universe. Saheb was unaware of what his name represents and he roams the streets with his friends. Saheb-e-Alam which means the lord of the universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality.
Ans: Saheb's full name was "Saheb-e-Alam". It means lord of the universe. Saheb was unaware of what his name represents and he roams the streets with his friends. Saheb-e-Alam which means the lord of the universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality.
Q.2. What did garbage mean to the children of Seemapuri and to their parents?
Ans: For the children of Seemapuri garbage is something wrapped in wonder as at times they find a ten rupee note in it. For their parents it is a means of survival.
Ans: For the children of Seemapuri garbage is something wrapped in wonder as at times they find a ten rupee note in it. For their parents it is a means of survival.
Q.3. To which country did Saheb's parents originally belong? Why did they come to India?
Ans: Saheb's parents belonged to Dhaka in Bangladesh, where they lived amidst green fields they and other ragpicker migrated to India in search of livelihood as their homes and fields were destroyed in storms.
Ans: Saheb's parents belonged to Dhaka in Bangladesh, where they lived amidst green fields they and other ragpicker migrated to India in search of livelihood as their homes and fields were destroyed in storms.
Q.4. In what sense garbage is gold to the ragpickers?
Ans: Garbage is gold to the ragpicker of Seemapuri because they get some useful objects or foods from there. Sometimes they find one or ten rupee note by which they buy food for themselves.
Ans: Garbage is gold to the ragpicker of Seemapuri because they get some useful objects or foods from there. Sometimes they find one or ten rupee note by which they buy food for themselves.
Q.5. What is the attitude of the ragpickers towards wearing shoes?
Ans: The ragpickers want to wear shoes but many of them stay barefoot as they can not afford to buy a pair of shoes. The author state that it is a tradition to stay barefoot as an excuse to hide their grinding poverty.
Ans: The ragpickers want to wear shoes but many of them stay barefoot as they can not afford to buy a pair of shoes. The author state that it is a tradition to stay barefoot as an excuse to hide their grinding poverty.
Q.6. What job did Saheb take up? Was he happy?
Ans: Saheb took up job at a tea-stall. He had to perform several jobs like getting milk from milk booth in canister. He was not happy, as he was no longer his own master.
Ans: Saheb took up job at a tea-stall. He had to perform several jobs like getting milk from milk booth in canister. He was not happy, as he was no longer his own master.
Q.7. What does the title, 'Lost Spring' Convey?
Ans: The title, 'Lost Spring' convey about the plight and poverty of millions of children in India. How they have lost their spring, that is childhood, the best phase in the life.
Ans: The title, 'Lost Spring' convey about the plight and poverty of millions of children in India. How they have lost their spring, that is childhood, the best phase in the life.
"I WANT TO DRIVE A CAR"
THINK AS YOU READ
Q.1. What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
Ans: The city of Firozabad is famous for its bangles. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles. It is the centre of India's glass-blowing industry. Every and each type of bangles are produced there.
Ans: The city of Firozabad is famous for its bangles. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles. It is the centre of India's glass-blowing industry. Every and each type of bangles are produced there.
Q.2. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
Ans: There are many hazards of working in the glass blowing industry. They are written below:
Ans: There are many hazards of working in the glass blowing industry. They are written below:
- The worker of glass blowing industry had to work in hot temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light.
- While working at glass furnace, often they lose the brightness of their eyes.
- The dust of the polishing bangles is injurious to eyes.
- Some of the workers of glass blowing industry go blind before they become adult.
Q.3. How is Mukesh's attitude to his situation is different from that of his family?
Ans: Mukesh's attitude to his situation is totally different from that of his family. He knew his situation that he belongs to a family of bangle makers and he is too earmarked for it but still he thinks something different from it. He wants to be a motor mechanic. He has dreams and hopes in his eyes.
Ans: Mukesh's attitude to his situation is totally different from that of his family. He knew his situation that he belongs to a family of bangle makers and he is too earmarked for it but still he thinks something different from it. He wants to be a motor mechanic. He has dreams and hopes in his eyes.
I WANT TO DRIVE A CAR OTHER IMPORTANT Q/A
Q.1. What was Mukesh's dream?
Ans: Mukesh's dream was to be a motor mechanic. Though, he was poor and belongs to a family of bangle makers but still he dreams to not be the victim of poverty. When the author asked him "Do he know anything about cars" he replied "No, but I would learn".
Ans: Mukesh's dream was to be a motor mechanic. Though, he was poor and belongs to a family of bangle makers but still he dreams to not be the victim of poverty. When the author asked him "Do he know anything about cars" he replied "No, but I would learn".
Q.2. How is Mukesh different from other bangle makers of Firozabad?
Ans: Mukesh is different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad as he dares to dream to come out of his family traditional work of bangle making. He dreams to become a motor mechanic.
Ans: Mukesh is different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad as he dares to dream to come out of his family traditional work of bangle making. He dreams to become a motor mechanic.
Q.3. Mention the problems faced by the bangle makers.
Ans: The bangle maker work in a hazardous condition in the dark dingy rooms which results in lose of eyesight. The workers have lack of organisation. As result they are trapped in the hands of middlemen and 'sahukars'.
Ans: The bangle maker work in a hazardous condition in the dark dingy rooms which results in lose of eyesight. The workers have lack of organisation. As result they are trapped in the hands of middlemen and 'sahukars'.
Q.4. Who is Savita? What does she do?
Ans: Savita is a young girl who works in a bangle making industry. She makes bangles in the glass bangle industry.
Ans: Savita is a young girl who works in a bangle making industry. She makes bangles in the glass bangle industry.
Q.5. What does the bangles signify to women?
Ans: Bangles signify 'suhaag' to married women in Indian tradition.
Ans: Bangles signify 'suhaag' to married women in Indian tradition.
Q.6. According to Anees Jung when will Savita understand the real meaning of bangles?
Ans: According to Anees Jung Savita would understand the sancity of bangles when she will be married one day.
Ans: According to Anees Jung Savita would understand the sancity of bangles when she will be married one day.
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